The QS University Rankings: Arab Region is a dedicated ranking of the top universities in the Arab world.

Published for the first time in 2014, it has been developed to reflect priorities and challenges for universities in the region.

Methodology

The methodology for the QS University Rankings: Arab Region differs from the global ranking, using different indicators and changing the weighting of existing indicators. The research excellence element, that exist in all of our regional rankings, is based on data from Scopus, the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed academic literature.

QS has undertaken extensive consultation with university leaders in the region to identify a suitable methodology – over 100 academics attended a QS methodology fact finding meeting in Abu Dhabi in May 2014.

This first edition is based on nine criteria. It is planned to add a tenth factor – Arabic language papers per faculty – as a standalone criterion, but QS is still working with partners to be able to verify the accuracy of this measure, from available sources.

Indicators

Academic Reputation from Global Survey 30%

Employer Reputation from Global Survey 20%

Faculty Student Ratio 20%

Web Impact from Webometrics 10%

Proportion of Staff with PhD 5%

Citations per Paper from Scopus 5%

Papers per Faculty from Scopus 5%

Proportion of International Students 2.5%

Proportion of International Faculty 2.5%

2018 Edition

If your university has been ranked in the 2016 year’s edition of the QS University Rankings: Arab Region, you can also download the badges for your marketing materials here.